We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and Proxmox VE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a complete solution."
"Technical support is great."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in terms of managing the hardware resources such as RAM, CPU, and the network."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features in this solution are you do not get degradation in the performance like you could get in other solutions. There is a physical adapter that is better than a virtual one and you can assign adapters to a VM."
"The valuable feature of the solution is the technical aspects, focusing on elements like processor infinity."
"It is a community-based solution."
"Its compatibility is most valuable."
"You can easily migrate VMs between hosts."
"I have a program on my old machine with 380 events, but I need to create new events. This is much easier to do with VFXTHs, and I have the skills to do it. I also have two VPNs running on the old machine, which I can use to get started."
"There are many features included with Proxmox."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The virtualization is good."
"One of the standout features of Proxmox VE is its meticulously crafted web user interface, which is not only highly efficient but also exceptionally clear and user-friendly."
"I don't know whether this has been trialed already, but IBM should give us an alert when we reach seven or eight failovers so that we can automatically switch it to manual mode. That would be great because if we cross the 10-day licensing limit, we have to pay a hefty license cost to Oracle. If IBM could view that feature, it would be helpful in license compliance."
"If it could actually virtualize the entire platform it might be better. If you're having more than one virtualization technology, maybe there's a way to actually have less - one technology to run the data center and maybe one special virtualization for power. If it integrated with other platforms more effectively it might be better."
"As understand it, IBM sells all its hardware to Lenovo, and only PCs servers are managed by IBM. It's uncertain how much longer IBM will continue in this way, especially with the current trend of transitioning from on-premises to cloud and hybrid models. The market is evolving. Given this market shift, it's essential to identify areas for improvement. IBM has introduced the PowerVM Series, including Linux, which is a positive step. However, customers are already moving towards x86 servers due to cost considerations. The cost of PowerVM compared to x86 servers appears to be a significant factor."
"I would like for IBM to be more focuses on the cloud."
"To make it a ten, I would like for them to add automation and configuration tools in order to help use the manager."
"SRM for site recovery is a feature that should be included."
"IBM should review the price of this solution in my opinion; it is too high."
"The program has very limited solutions for the virtualization of containers"
"We are facing issues with disk utilization and disk performance."
"The solution can be improved by making it more secure and scalable."
"Backup and recovery could be better. It's a bit problematic. If you're not well-versed with Linux, it tends to be a bit of a challenge when setting up and recovering. It's not really GUI-based, and if you're not a good Linux user, it becomes a bit difficult. In the next release, I would like to have something like Hyper-V's Data Protection Manager, where you could do an offsite backup and keep a copy. I haven't seen that incorporated yet, but I'm sure they will do that."
"Lacking in enterprise features."
"The solution needs a better billing system."
"It is a good solution, but it is very complicated in some ways. It is not easy. You must have experience in the console mode to do some configurations. A lot of documentation and YouTube videos are available that you can use to learn about it."
"The product is still a little young so it is maturing, but new features are coming out all the time."
"The only disadvantage of Proxmox VE is that it is a young solution so it does have some bugs."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 27 reviews while Proxmox VE is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 58 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Proxmox VE is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proxmox VE writes "Easy to use and supports multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas Proxmox VE is most compared with VMware vSphere, Oracle VM VirtualBox, KVM, Nutanix AHV Virtualization and Odin Virtuozzo Containers. See our IBM PowerVM vs. Proxmox VE report.
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